{
  "id": 2295592,
  "title": "Republicans blame $4 trillion US debt milestone on ‘socialism’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/republicans-blame-4-trillion-us-debt-milestone-on-socialism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T03:49:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/republicans-blame-4-trillion-us-debt-milestone-on-socialism/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Congressional Republicans have seized upon news that the US national debt reached $40 trillion to bash what they described as “unaffordable socialist policies” and out-of-control spending. But economists and policy analysts say Republican policy decisions – from massive tax cuts for the rich to disastrous wars of choice in the Middle East – are primarily responsible for the explosion of […] The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}